Weather Records on 4 January 1921

121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1921. Highest significance: Penshurst (Gresford), AU.

Key Facts for 4 January 1921

On 4 January 1921, 121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 120 daily.
Penshurst (Gresford) set a daily record precipitation of 118.4 mm (4.7 in) on 4 January 1921.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

121 stations

121 station records on 4 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Penshurst (Gresford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pitt Town (the Manse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toongabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

121 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 4 January 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 120.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

98 broken records

Margins by which the 98 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1921

Top 20 records on 4 January 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1921	Penshurst (Gresford), AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1921	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1921	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1921	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1921	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1921	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1921	Armagh, GB	daily high max	12.9 C (55.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1921	Bunghill Tank, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1921	Augathella Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1921	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1921	Coonamble (Wingadee), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1921	Pitt Town (the Manse), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1921	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1921	Wellington (Agrowplow), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1921	Oxford, GB	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1921	Walma, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1921	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1921	Blayney Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1921	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1921	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1921. 1921 had 121 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	88
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1